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Copenhagen is famously “ wonderful , wonderful ” ( if the 1952 film Hans Christian Anderson is to be believed ) and the good folks at both IESE and SCIR seem to agree , with the Danish city ranking sixth in both reports . The Danish capital is already one of the happiest places on the planet thanks to short work days , a healthy environment , and free further education . While the Paris Agreement has seen countries commit to being carbon neutral by 2050 , Copenhagen is being more ambitious – hoping to be the first carbon-neutral city by 2025 . That target is being helped by Smart City Copenhagen , a ‘ lab ’ covering the entire city . Around 250 companies are working on smart city initiatives and while many of these are startups , you also have the likes of Cisco Systems working with three municipalities to develop IoT-based citizen services and solutions . While the initial aim may be environmental , the tools for success are pure smart city tech .

JANUARY 2021